Already sang and danced: Rahul Gandhi jabs PM over Israel trip; BJP hits back
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Rahul Gandhi has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scrap the India-US interim trade deal, accusing him of secretly visiting Israel amid the controversy.
In a fresh escalation of the war of words over the India-US interim trade deal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday taunted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying more than 24 hours had passed since he challenged him to scrap the agreement and that he had “quietly slipped off to Israel”.
The BJP responded swiftly, accusing Gandhi of dragging India’s image abroad and claiming the prime minister was strengthening national security ties during his visit.
In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi wrote, “Narendra ‘Surrender’ Modi, it’s been more than 24 hours since I challenged you to cancel the US Trade Deal, and once again, you’ve quietly slipped off to Israel.”
“At least once, you’ve already ‘danced and sung’ in Israel at Epstein’s behest, so this time, on whose orders will you strike a deal against the country’s interests and return?” the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said.
“” , US Trade Deal 24 - Israel Epstein Israel ‘dance and sing' - ? pic.twitter.com/EpvXFOelcJ— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 25, 2026
The remarks came a day after Gandhi, speaking at a ‘Kisan Mahachaupal’ rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal on Tuesday, described the Indo-US interim trade deal as “an arrow in the heart of farmers”.
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